Intermediate Sphenoid Bone Quiz

Q1. Which part of the sphenoid forms the posterior boundary of much of the anterior cranial fossa?

• Pterygoid plates
• Lesser wings
• Greater wings only
• Sphenoidal conchae

Q2. Which part of the sphenoid contributes substantially to the floor of the middle cranial fossa?

• Occipital condyles
• Crista galli
• Perpendicular plate
• Greater wings

Q3. What is the dorsum sellae?

• Posterior wall of the sella turcica
• Inferior edge of the lateral pterygoid plate
• Roof of the nasal cavity
• Anterior wall of the orbit

Q4. Which processes project from the lesser wings near the sella turcica?

• Styloid processes
• Anterior clinoid processes
• Coronoid processes
• Mastoid processes

Q5. Which cranial nerves pass through the superior orbital fissure?

• III, IV, V1, and VI
• I, II, IX, and XI
• V2, V3, IX, and X
• II, VII, VIII, and XII

Q6. Where does foramen rotundum open anteriorly?

• Submandibular fossa
• Posterior cranial fossa
• External acoustic meatus
• Pterygopalatine fossa

Q7. Where does foramen ovale open inferiorly?

• Orbit
• Infratemporal fossa
• Posterior cranial fossa
• Nasal vestibule

Q8. Which muscle arises mainly from the lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate?

• Lateral pterygoid muscle
• Stylohyoid muscle
• Mylohyoid muscle
• Buccinator muscle

Q9. Which muscle takes origin from the medial surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and nearby structures?

• Genioglossus muscle
• Medial pterygoid muscle
• Masseter muscle
• Digastric muscle

Q10. Which small hook-like projection is found at the inferior end of the medial pterygoid plate?

• Anterior clinoid process
• Styloid process
• Pterygoid hamulus
• Lingula